Windshield wiper attachment



D 1950 A. MQINTYRE ET AL ,53

WINDSHIELD WIPER ATTACHMENT Filed Dec. 26, 1946 INVENTORS CHARLES A. M1:[NT'YRE WILLIAM E BARDEN Patented Dec. 26 1950 WINDSHIELD ATTACHMENTCharles A. McIntyre and William E. Barden,

San Francisco, Calif.

Application December 26,1946, Serial No. 718,478

' (oils-P2503) 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved windshield cleaner and hasparticular reference to a specially constructed attachment forwindshield wipers and to a novel cleaning element held by the saidattachment whereby fog, sludge and the like are prevented fromobstructing the clear vision of the windshield.

Certain cleaning elements and oils such as glycerin and terpene willprevent fog and sludge from clinging to the surface or otherwise marringthe windshield. It is well known that glycerin and terpene are containedin cigarettes.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide means on awindshield wiper or the arm thereof for retaininga cigarette thereon ina manner whereby the moisture in the air driven against the cigarettewill cause a sufficient quantity of the glycerin and terpene to beabsorbed in the air and immediately transferred to the outer surface ofthe windshield, thus providing for clear vision. This device is mostpractical and effective in rainy and snowy weather, when the windshieldwiper is more frequently used by the operator of the motor vehicle.

Another object of the present invention is to retain the cigarette in anapertured tube and to detachably secure the said tube to the windshieldwiper.

A further object of the present invention is to preferably construct thesaid apertured tube of a substantial resilient material and tolongitudinally slot the same, whereby the said tube is slidablysupported and detachably retained on the windshield wiper.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a flexiblebottom in the said tube and to slot the said bottom to fit the saidwindshield wiper.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide awindshield cleaner of the character described that is durable,exceptionally simple in construction, economical to manufacture, andhighly eificient and serviceable in use.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification, whereinfor the purpose of illustration like numerals designate like partsthroughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a conventional windshield wiper andthe improved device attached thereon,

Fig. 2 is a, front fragmentary plan view of an automobile windshield andone type of windshield 2 Wiper and illustrating the device positioned onth upper portion thereof, l

Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view of the tubulardevice for retaining the cigarette, particularly illustrating theperforations provided through the wall of the tube and the flexiblecover in the bottom portion,

Fig. 4 is a vertical elevational View of the device, illustrating thelongitudinal slot extending the full length of the tube,

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional plan view taken through line 5-5 ofFig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken through line 6-6 of Fig. 1,showing a cigarette positioned in the device and illustrating thepreferred method employed for retaining the device on the windshieldwiper holder.

Referring in detail to the different parts of the invention the numeral9 designates as a whole the preferred form of device employed forretaining a cigarette or the like 8 and embodies in its construction atubular member ID, of any suitable diameter and length, that isperforated as at II. It will be noted that the perforations extend inand around the wall of the tube and are arranged in series therein asillustrated to advantage in Figs. 3 and 6.

The tube is formed with a slot l2 that extends the full length of thesame, as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 4. A flexible end cover l3,made of rubber or any other suitable flexible material, is fixed in thebottom portion of the tube and is preferably held therein by a pluralityof indentations I4 as shown in Fig. 3. The said end cover may be fixedin the tube in any other suitable manner and is slotted as at [5 andprovided with an opening [6 to conform with the shape of the windshieldwiper holder H. The numeral I 8 designates the wiper blade and thenumeral IS the arm of the wiper.

The present invention may be employed on any ype of windshield wiperoperated in any manner and attached to the upper or lower part of thewiper holder or to the arm or any other portion In Fig. 1 there isillustrated in dot and dash lines an automobile or other vehiclewindshield 20. It will be particularly noted that the perforatedcontainer is spaced from the windshield and that the cigarette does notcontact the latter. However, when the vehicle is moving forward themoisture or rain in the air will absorb a small portion of the cleansingagent in the cigarette and the air pressure directed against thewindshield caused by the moving of the vehicle 1 i will force thetobacco laden moisture against the windshield where it will be contactedby the wiper. Since the tobacco in the cigarette is only protected by orencased in a thin fragile paper covering, it will be obvious that underthe influence o'f 1 moisture, such as rain, the paper covering willrapidly disintegrate and release the soggy tobacco. The tobacco willthen be directed by air pressure to the windshield and into the path ofthe wiper. The operating efilciencybf the wiper is in no way affectedbut the cleansing efiicien'cy is greatly increased. Any type Or form ofa tobacco element or cleansing agent capable of being absorbed in themoisture of the air as stated can beemployed to serve the purpose of theinvention.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and springmaterial for retaining a cigarette, a flexible bottom therein and a slotextending longitudinally through the wall of the said container andflexible bottom for resiliently clamping the container to the saidwindshield wiper.

CHARLES A. MCINTYRE. XVILLIAM E. BARDEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the UNITEDSTATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,386,362 Pittman Aug. 2, 1921 1.5647319Shults Nov. 1, 1927 1,919,236 Lunsford fir. July 25, 1933 2,634,880'Sackett g Mar. 24, 1936

